Purdue men's golf struggling at Big Ten Championships

Purdue's hopes of contending for the Big Ten men's golf championship are over after its struggles this weekend at the Baltimore Country Club.

At 15-over-par through 36 holes, the Boilermakers trail first-place Illinois by 26 strokes and are seven shots behind fifth-place Northwestern.

Brian Carlson, like he has much of the season, leads Purdue at 1-over 141 after shooting 69 Saturday.. Jarle Volden matched Carlson's 69 and is at 143 for the tournament.

“We need to do a better job finishing rounds," Purdue coach Rob Bradley said. "We just made way too many mistakes late in our round that caused big numbers. We had a good start and played well early, but we really gave it all away on the last three holes.

"We need to put together a solid round tomorrow from start to finish and I am confident we can do that. We have shown that potential.”

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Tanner Andrews worked seven shutout innings Friday night to pitch Purdue to a 4-0 victory against Rutgers at Alexander Field.

Tanner Andrews(Photo: Purdue Athletic Communications)

The Boilermakers (22-16, 8-4 Big Ten) played with heavy hearts after learning of the passing of Landyn Griffith in the morning. The 10-year-old ballplayer, who was battling brain cancer, spent Wednesday night at Alexander Field for the win against Indiana. He met the team before the game and was presented with a jersey. Purdue’s players are wearing Team Landyn bracelets and an LG ribbon has been painted in front of the dugout.

Jacson McGowan hit an RBI double for Purdue, which extended its winning streak to six. Harry Shipley extended his Big Ten hitting streak to 11 games, the longest by a Boilermaker since 2011.

Andrews (5-3) struck out six and did not surrender an extra-base hit. Ross Learnard retired all three batters he faced in the ninth inning and has now worked 20 2/3 consecutive scoreless frames.